Patents by Inventor Robert L. Harder

Robert L. Harder has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5716687
    Abstract: A fusible adhesive sheet includes a heat-sensitive substrate having a geometrical configuration of intersecting diagonal lines with diamond-shaped voids between the lines. A lattice of pressure-sensitive adhesive is positioned on the substrate and has intersecting diagonal lines with diamond-shaped voids in between the lines in a pattern different from that for the substrate. Removable release liners are provided. In another form, the lattice work of pressure-sensitive adhesive is on a solid substrate of heat-sensitive adhesive. To make the heat-fusible sheet, the heat-sensitive adhesive is fed into the nip between a gravure roller and elastic surfaced roller. The surface of the gravure roller is provided with a series of valleys. The pressure-sensitive adhesive in liquid form is applied to the surface of the gravure roller and deposited onto the heat-sensitive adhesive and cured with heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventors: James F. Chumbley, Robert L. Harder